There used to be the Jews and the Gentiles. Then, there were the Aryans and the non-Aryans. Not too long ago, it was a black and white thing. Nowadays, there are two groups of humans: the wanted and the unwanted. In case you’ve missed the groundbreaking story, a judge declared that a couple has the right to file a wrongful death suit against a fertility clinic for throwing their embryo in the garbage by mistake.

Cook County Judge Jeffrey Lawrence said “a pre-embryo is a ‘human being’ … whether or not it is implanted in its mother’s womb.” But we already knew that. Some Pro-Death people even concede that point.

But now that you murder this “blob of cells” that I want, get out of the way… Let’s get this straight: if I want the embryo, it’s now a baby, and I can sue for pretty much anything on her behalf. However, if I don’t want the baby, I can murder her and just get on with my life.

Doesn’t anyone see where this is going?

This means that the argument has crossed over gestational lines because it is no longer about viability but completely about sheer want. If I want you, dear six-year-old son, then you are safe. If I am having a bad day and decide I don’t want you and you are inconvenient and you are getting on my nerves, then I have the right to get rid of you. Wanted. Unwanted. Might makes right, and the defenseless are left without a defender.

May God have mercy on us all.